Top 10 Birds with Caruncles
A caruncle is a small fleshy outgrowth from the head or neck/throat of some birds. Caruncles in birds include combs/crests, wattles (or dewlaps), snoods, and earlobes.Big colorful caruncles usually indicate high levels of testosterone and good quality of the genes.
Usually caruncles have no feather covering or have only small scattered feathers.
The term 'caruncles' is used as an umbrella term for all these types of appendages but also for the ones that aren't snoods, combs/crests, wattles /dewlaps, or earlobes. I don't like this chaotic terminology but I can't change it - you will see the problems caused by it in my item descriptions.
It's the same with the term 'heavy metal' - it may refer to the entire metal genre, or to the subgenre that isn't thrash, death, prog, power or black metal.
The Top Ten
1 Turkey
2 Rooster
A rooster, also known as a cockerel or cock, is a male gallinaceous bird, with cockerel being younger and rooster being an adult male chicken.
A rooster, also known as a cockerel or cock, is a male gallinaceous bird, with cockerel being younger and rooster being an adult male chicken. It has a comb/crest and wattles
3 Golden Pheasant
Male pheasants have wattles
4 King Vulture
It has multi-colored wattles and many caruncles
5 Cassowary
The cassowaries are ratites in the genus Casuarius and are native to the tropical forests of New Guinea, nearby islands, and northeastern Australia.
The cassowaries are ratites in the genus Casuarius and are native to the tropical forests of New Guinea, nearby islands, and northeastern Australia. It has two red wattles hanging from the neck as well as blue caruncles
6 Saddleback
They have red wattles on either side of the beak.
7 Andean Condor
A South American bird species, the Andean Condor is one of the world's largest flying birds due to its wingspan, which can exceed 10 feet. It predominantly feeds on carrion and holds significant cultural and symbolic importance in various Andean cultures.
A South American bird species, the Andean Condor is one of the world's largest flying birds due to its wingspan, which can exceed 10 feet. It predominantly feeds on carrion and holds significant cultural and symbolic importance in various Andean cultures.
8 Wattled Crane
9 Muscovy Duck
Caruncles are the red fleshy mask surrounding the bill and eyes
10 Mountain Caracara
The Contenders
11 Puffin
Puffins are any of three small species of alcids in the bird genus Fratercula with a brightly coloured beak during the breeding season.
Puffins are any of three small species of alcids in the bird genus Fratercula with a brightly coloured beak during the breeding season. They have yellow caruncles on either side of the beak.
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